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Ray Rice holds press conference, is sorry for what he did
Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice held a press conference to apologize to his wife months after video of him assaulting her became public. Rice’s two game suspension was the subject of tremendous discussion.
Transgender teen stabbed on D.C. metro train
A 15-year-old transgender teen was stabbed in the back by an attacker while riding a Green Line Metrorail in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The victim, a D.C. resident, was being treated at a hospital for a non-life threatening puncture wound.
Former NASA employee launches diversity-filled emoji app
Emojis have changed how we communicate emotions via text and social media during conversations. The ongoing complaint has been that the popular emojis designed by Apple and other major corporations do not reflect the diversity of the world. Well one former NASA employee has changed that.
BYP Memo: Moving Beyond Marriage, What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda
Over the last decade, we have witnessed a dramatic shift in how the public and the courts view same-sex marriage. Much of the reporting on this issue focuses on the overwhelming levels of support for same-sex marriage from the millenial generation.
BYP Memo: Moving Beyond Marriage, What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda
Over the last decade, we have witnessed a dramatic shift in how the public and the courts view same-sex marriage. Much of the reporting on this issue focuses on the overwhelming levels of support for same-sex marriage from the millenial generation. But as victories pile up for the marriage equality movement, we […]
Report: 90% of employees at Facebook are white
For the first time in the history of the company, Facebook released its diversity report to the public. The results reveal a huge race and gender gap in terms of employment.
Poll: drivers in Portland show racial bias towards pedestrians
Racial bias goes beyond education, employment, health care and criminal sentencing according to a new study of traffic psychology. The study was conducted in downtown Portland by Portland State University and University of Arizona.
What West Indies Test Cricket (Still) Says About Us
Pictured: Young Windies Test Batsman Darren Bravo By: Sean Lee I am a proud Caribbean immigrant come US citizen, hailing from the twin isles of Trinidad and Tobago, who still has quite an affinity for West Indies cricket. Fortunate enough to remember a time in the early eighties when our record was something to be […]
The exploitation of Terio
The following piece was written by William C. Anderson, and appeared on EBONY.com under the original title of “Lil Terio Isn’t a Little Man.” By: William C. Anderson By the time I discovered lil TerRio, hundreds of thousands of people had already shared clips of the 7-year-old Georgian dancing. There was no doubt to me that he […]
Donda’s House member receives prestigious Mary King/Julian Bond Communications Fellowship
Chicago native Kelsey Riley is among those afforded the Mary King/Julian Bond Communications Fellowship. The Donda’s House executive assistant/social media manager joins a growing list of those invested in providing a voice for the under-served.
R. Kelly’s youngest child comes out as trangender
R. Kelly’s youngest child recently came out as transgender on social media. 13-year-old Jaya has identified as male since age 6 or 7.
No Need to Slutshame
By: Kristen Topp I am a pretty open person, someone that usually has a live and let live attitude, unless my civil liberties are being threatened. So I’m not really understanding all the hate on women and their personal use of their bodies. The most recent example of slut-shaming being Rihanna’s choice of […]